Appendix B.—I.—Cases in which Profit-sharing has been abandoned—(contd.). Duration of Profit- sharing. Name and Address of Firm. (Certain firms who wished to remain anonymous are indicated by letters, chosen at random.) Nature of Business and Number of Employees at date of abandonment of Profit-sharing. How Bonus was paid. (See note at head of Table.) Cause of Cessation of Profit-sharing 1888-1908 Binns & Co., Ltd., Market Place, Derby ... Oatmeal and cornfactors, seedsmen, &c. (11-13). s. Liquidation. 1888-99 Richard Binns, Lovelands, Reigate Fruit farming (4-34) ... C.P. Want of success. 1888-1908 Build of Handicraft, Ltd., London Furniture makers, metal workers, &c. (15-25). c. Liquidation. 1888-1907 T. Bushill & Sons, Ltd., Coventry ... Manufacturing stationers (428) c* Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1889-1907 W. Rowntree & Sons, Scarborough Drapers, &c. (255) c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results ; different methods adopted in favour of employees. 1889-1904 Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., Southwark Street, London, S.E. Booksellers and publishers (70) c. Liquidation. 1889-99 Western Tanning Co., Bedminster, Bristol. Tanning (55) c. Dissatisfaction with system. 1889-99 New Welsh Slate Co., Ltd., Festiniog, North Wales. Slate quarrying (231) c. Liquidation. 1889-1900 “ D.P.” Printing (520) c. Apathy of employees and liabilities imposed by Workmen’s Compensa tion Act. 1889-94 Thomas Scott, jNew Bridge Street, JSew- castle-on-Tyne. Printer, publisher and stationer (20) c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1889-90 Aitken, Dott & Son, Edinburgh ... Frame-making (f) c. Apathy of employees. 1889-91 J. & S. Wood, Westbourne Park, London. Laundry work (50 permanent) c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1889-1902 W. D. & II. O. Wills, Ltd., Bristol Tobacco manufacture (f) C.P. Transfer of business. 1889-1901 Christopher Thomas & Bros., Ltd., Broad Plain, Bristol. Soap and candle manufacture (277) ... c. Substitution of shorter hours. I889-92(?) Peto Bros . London ... Building (f) Engineers’ machine tool makers (55) c. Job fin ished; discontinuance of business. 1889-97 Lee& Hunt, ArkwrishtWorks,Nottingham. c. Want of success. 1890-94 McVitie & Price, Edinburgh Biscuit manufacturers (250) ... c. Destruction of Works by fire ; system in abeyance. 1890-1900 Robert Martin, Crown Printing Works, West Hartlepool. Printing (14) ... C. Dissatisfaction of employer with results. 1890-1903 Newman & Son, 27, Widegate Street, Bishopgate, London, E. Printing (26) ... P. Transfer of business. 1890-? Thomas Hailing, Oxford Works, Chelten ham. Printing (9) C. Not known. 1890-98 Cardiff Milling Co.(f ormerly James Tucker, Ltd.), Cardiff. Millers (120) C. Liquidation. 1890-91 Bailey, Nokes & Co., Ltd., Birmingham. Rolling mills and ammunition makers (t). Tramways (over 100) ... c. Want of success. 1890-93 (?) London, Deptford & Greenwich Tram ways Co., (formerly Southwark & Dept ford Tramways Co.), London. c. Apathy of employees. 1890-95 Archibald Edmtston & Son, Cannon Street, Sslford. Engineering works (60) c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1890-92 G. Hubbard, London Building (over 150) c. Want of success. 1890-93 Kensington Co-operative Stores, Ltd., London. Stores (f) Stores (f) Not known. Want of success : reconstruction. 1^90-91 General Service Co-operative Stores, Ltd., London. Not known. Liquidation. 1890-91 Central Co-operative Stores, Ltd., London. Stores (f) Not known. Liquidation. 1890-93 London Co operative Supply Stores, Ltd., London. Stores (f) Not known. Liquidation. 1890-94 Charles Joyner & Co., Icknield Square, Birmingham. Chandelier, &c. manufacturers (250)... C.P. Conversion of business into limited company. 1890-92 G. Holloway, Temple Guiting, Gloucester shire. Farming (f) s. Death of employer. 1890-1909 « f. N7’ Engineers (1,185) c. Diminution of profits. 1890-1903 Osborne & Young, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, London, S.W. Corn merchants, flour factors, and forage merchants (94). c. Dissatisfaction of employers with results. 1890-98 Robert McVitie, Queensferry Street, Edin burgh. Baker and confectioner (65-70) p. Business converted into a limited com pany, a number of employees taking shares. * (_\P until 1895. f Number of employees not known. 106